Cal Football: Former Bears linebacker David Wilkerson transfers to Arizona

Former Cal linebacker David Wilkerson has officially joined the Arizona football team, the Tucson Citizen reported Saturday.

Wilkerson, a four-star recruit out of Monte Vista High in Danville, joined the Bears in 2010. He asked for his release from the team in August.

“He decided to leave the program,” Cal head coach Sonny Dykes said on Aug, 18. “He asked for a release, and we gave him a release. I wish him the best.”

Wilkerson has been on campus at Arizona for a couple of weeks and was officially added to the team roster over the weekend. He will join the team as a walk-on, and will sit out the remainder of the season due to NCAA transfer rules.

Wilkerson will be a senior in 2014, but will have an opportunity to apply for additional year of eligibility because he missed two seasons (2010 and 2012) due to injury at Cal.